Lyrics

they're shutting the old plant down
the only decent place to work in this town
gave it half my life and so did my wife and so did my uncle and so did my dad

and he lost two fingers in an old machine
worked for man who was hard and mean
never came in late never called in sick
never got a thanks or a nod or a pat on the back

they called us in to a room
gave us the news that our jobs were doomed
they found a bigger building with cheaper rent and cheaper labor
so over the boarder they went

someone's gonna make a billion but I don't see the sense
building wealth on a broken home with a burning fence
the CEO is lying, can't you see this town is dying
and they're shutting the old plant down

the Henrys are packing the car
Jack got a job but it's kinda far
the house is up for sale they've got to bail
push came to shove so they're leaving the place that they love

the place they've called home for thirty years
five broken hearts and a thousand tears
school mates and teams family and dreams
neighbors and friends and it's all got to come to an end

someone's gonna make a billion but I don't see the sense
building wealth on a broken home with a burning fence
the CEO is lying, can't you see this town is dying
and they're shutting the old plant down